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Dell 9100 WindowsXP input problem

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Jerry - Dec 2, 2009 at 07:22 PM
 Jerry - Dec 3, 2009 at 06:26 PM
Hello, As a result of inadvertently disconnecting my USB wireless mouse and keyboard windows xp will now not recognize any mouse or keyboard. When I attempt to start windows in the safe mode, requesting the c:prompt I am still not able to get access because windows XP takes me to the login window requesting me to sign on as a guest or as myself. Since my keyboard and mouse no longer work at this point thats as far as I can go. My USB mouse and keyboard work perfectly in the DOS environment. Once windows begins to load I'm lost. Using my restore disk (from Dell, I'm using a 9100 Dimension)on one occasion I was able to control "C" out of a batch file and get to my c: drive but the restore files are in another partition. In any event, all of the files that I have access to at that point tell me (when I try to run them) that they only run in the Windows environment. Do you have any suggestions? I'm retired and really can't afford a computer repair.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 2, 2009 at 07:52 PM
you will need to connect an AT style keyboard and mouse to regain control of your computer. Didn't the computer come with those?

Good Luck
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Jerry
Dec 3, 2009 at 04:53 AM
If you READ the paragraph it states that I'm now using a USB mouse and keyboard and that they function properly until windows begins to boot!
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 3, 2009 at 02:56 PM
And if you READ my reply I stated that you need to change to an AT style mouse and keyboard to get around your problem.
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Jerry
Dec 3, 2009 at 04:02 PM
Unfortunately my computer only has USB ports. I have several older keyboards and mice but can't use them on this machine.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 3, 2009 at 04:25 PM
Then about the only alternative is to change the BIOS to boot from the CD drive and do a Windows repair/install. Is the Dell repair CD a full bootable copy of Windows XP?
This might replace the problem entries in the Registry and will leave your applications and data intact.
See this web page for specific instructions:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good Luck
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Jerry
Dec 3, 2009 at 06:26 PM
I've already changed the bios setting and unfortunately XP is set up for a password entry. Before I can get to the command prompt I have to log in at which point my mouse and keyboard are already useless. I was able to get to the command prompt on one occasion by using "control c" in a batch file. At this point I can't remember how I got to that point. I should have left my computer running but I didn't. Every file I had access to gave me a report that it only ran under windows. I was shown as in C:\ drive and had access to a bunch of subdirectories but they all had files that wouldn't run in the DOS environment. I imagine if there was a utility program that let me cross partition lines I probably would have been able to accomplish something. Since that time I've been unable to repeat what got me to C:. Thanx
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